Abstract

It is known that it is possible to affect the extent of myocardial damage and, as a result, mortality only in the first hours of its development. Therapeutic tactics in ACS with elevation of the ST segment involves the restoration of coronary blood flow, the main method is the reperfusion of the coronary artery by systemic thrombolysis or PCI in a specialized hospital. The effectiveness of treatment is inversely related to the time spent.
 The aim of the study was to examine the opinion of specialists on the feasibility of implementing the items of the protocol of emergency medical care for patients with ACS at the place of call.
 Materials and methods. During the study the method of expert evaluations, which consisted of gathering information by interviewing experts and summarizing the individual opinions of experts into a general concept was used. The experts were 48 emergency physicians. The method of expert evaluation included the following stages: development of the questionnaire; survey of experts; summary of examination materials; calculation of statistical indicators; interpretation of the obtained results and formulation of conclusions.
 Results. In order to assess the actions of the emergency team, depending on the need to conduct them for diagnosis and emergency care for patients with ACS at the scene, we calculated the feasibility indexes for each item of the protocol. In the future, we divided the treatment and diagnostic measures for ACS with ST segment elevation according to the level of expediency at the scene into four groups (n): n1 – high level, n2 – sufficient level and n3 – low level and n4 – very low level. According to the results of the ranking, the scope of measures to be implemented by the head of the emergency team at the ACS with elevation of the ST segment on arrival on call, as well as measures that, according to interviewed experts, are not required at this stage and can be carried out during transportation of the patient to a specialized hospital.
 Conclusions. Based on the results of the calculation of feasibility indices and subsequent ranking of treatment and diagnostic measures for the relevant groups (n1, n2, n3, n4) from 37 items of the study, to assist patients with ACS with ST segment elevation at the scene, it is recommended to perform 16

Highlights

  • The influence of various factors on the course and prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with ST segment elevation has been proven [1, 2]

  • The results of the analysis of time indicators of patient care at the prehospital stage suggest that 90 minutes should include the time from the onset of pain to the receipt and processing of the call by the emergency department of the emergency medical service (EMS), the time of transfer of the call to the EMS, time spent on providing emergency medical care at the scene, time of transportation of the patient to a specialized health care institution [6, 10, 11]

  • Materials and methods The study used the method of expert assessments, which was conducted in the period from 25/11/2018 to 24/12/2018 and consisted of gathering information by interviewing experts and summarizing the individual opinions of experts into a general concept

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Introduction

The influence of various factors on the course and prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with ST segment elevation has been proven [1, 2] Such factors include demographic indicators, such as gender, age [3], anamnesis data (death of parents from heart disease, self-administration of antianginal drugs [3, 4], hemodynamic parameters), blood pressure, heart rate [5, 6], etiology and pathogenesis (nature of coronary artery occlusion, severity of coronary artery disease) [7], time factors (therapeutic window up to 12 h from the moment of clinical symptoms of the disease or a time interval up to 24 h from the moment of development of the clinical picture of ACS for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) [8, 9]. Delays in the health system increase the relative risk of death and the development of acute cardiovascular failure

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